''Shades'' (1986) is the fourth studio album from the

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group Yellowjackets. The album's first track, "And You Know That", won the "Best R&B Instrumental"

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. The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' Top Jazz Album chart on 5 July 1986 and would spend 32 weeks on the chart, eventually peaking at #4. It was the last to feature drummer

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. The album features the original recording of the Yellowjackets' live staple "Revelation" (featuring vocal group Perri) as well as the

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-penned title track. "Revelation" is one of the group's most popular tunes, often covered by other artists, including

Robben Ford Robben Lee Ford (born December 16, 1951) is an American blues, jazz, and rock music, rock guitarist. He was a member of the L.A. Express and Yellowjackets (band), Yellowjackets and has collaborated with Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, George Harriso ...

on his ''

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'' (1988).

Track listing

Personnel

Yellowjackets *

Russell Ferrante Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion band founded in 1977 in Los Angeles, California. History In 1977, guitarist Robben Ford, for his first solo album, recruited keyboardist Russell Ferrante, electric bassist Jimmy Haslip and drummer ...

– keyboards *

Jimmy Haslip James Robert Haslip (born December 31, 1951) is an American bass guitarist who was a founding member of the jazz fusion group the Yellowjackets, which he left in 2012. He was also an early user of the five-string electric bass. Early life and ...

– 5-string bass,

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– acoustic drums, Simmons drums, percussion * Marc Russo – alto saxophone Guest musicians * Rory Kaplan – Fairlight CMI programming * Bill Gable – PPG Wave 2.3 programming (8) *

Bruce Hornsby Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. His music draws from folk rock, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, folk music, folk, Southern rock, country rock, jam band, rock music, rock, heartland r ...

–

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(8) *

Paulinho da Costa Paulinho da Costa (, born Paulo Roberto da Costa on May 31, 1948) is a Brazilian percussionist. Beginning his career as a samba musician in Brazil, he moved to the United States in the early 1970s and worked with Brazilian bandleader Sérgio Me ...

– percussion * Perri – vocals (4)

Production

* Yellowjackets – producers * Erik Zobler – engineer (basic tracks), mixing * Gary Wagner – engineer (overdubs), mix consultant * Duncan Aldridge – assistant engineer *

Gerry Brown Gerald E. "The Gov" Brown (also known as Gerry Brown; born 1958) is a recording engineer, mixer and music producer based in Los Angeles, best known for his work with artists including Whitney Houston, John Legend, Earth, Wind & Fire, Madonna, ...

– assistant engineer * Larry Mah – assistant engineer * Michael Ross – assistant engineer *

Brian Gardner Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and dance-p ...

– mastering *Jeff Lancaster (L-Shape Ltd.) – art direction * Dennis Keeley – photography * Gerry Puhara – styling * Gary Borman (Kragen & Co.) – management Studios * Recorded at Bill Schnee Studios and Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles, CA). * Mixed at Soundcastle and Mama Jo's Recording Studio (Hollywood, CA). * Mastered at

Bernie Grundman Mastering Bernie Grundman (born 16 December 1943, Minneapolis) is an American audio engineer. He is most known for his mastering work and his studio, Bernie Grundman Mastering, which he opened in 1984 in Hollywood. The studio, which includes engineers Chri ...

(Hollywood, CA).

Awards

1986 - 29th Annual GRAMMY Awards

References

{{Authority control 1986 albums Yellowjackets albums Albums produced by David Hentschel MCA Records albums